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Radio World NewsBytes

Brett Moss - NewsBytes Editor

Paul McLane - Editor in Chief

See the New Products at the 2017 NAB Show
If you missed the recent NAB Show, or you were there and just couldn’t get around to it all, here’s your chance to catch up — Radio World’s “New Productys at NAB Show 2017” webinar, May 24, noon. Register here.

TOP STORIES - 5/15/17

Do You Need Trained Sales People?
Dick Taylor laments that there are not better sales training courses at colleges.

FCC v. Colbert — A Controversy Based on Truth or Truthiness?
Dan Patrick of Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth takes a look at the legal angles concerning Stephen Colbert’s recent sexually-oriented jokes aimed at the president.

NEWS & TECHNOLOGY

FCC: Pai Reads Mean Tweets

FCC: O’Rielly — Best Response to “Fake News” Is More Speech, Not Less

PEOPLE: Beasley Names Raphael VP of Corporate Comms

AUDIENCE: Audio Across the Generations

ARCHIVES: Radio Preservation Task Force Announces Second Conference

RECOGNITION: WVUD Inducts Trio into Hall of Fame

AROUND THE INDUSTRY

Don’t Forget the AMC-18 Migration Deadline (Radio)
Next month, the switch in satellites becomes permanent.

Developers of the MP3 Have Officially Killed It (Gizmodo)
Fraunhofer terminates its licensing program of the famed audio codec.

New Owners for Napa Radio Stations KVYN/KVON (Napa Valley Register)
A young couple bet their future on local radio.

Brazil-Based Radio Station Back on the Air Soon (Brazil Times)
Small group owner is consolidating some western Indiana stations into a new studio facility.

WHAT'S ON THE PR WIRE?

Orban Expands SBE Teleconference Schedule

See what Orban and other manufacturers are posting about their new products and events. Read the latest press releases on The PR Wire or watch the “zipper” on the Radio World home page.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

62nd Annual Convention of the Vermont Association of Broadcasters
May 17
Capitol Plaza Hotel and Conference Center
Montpelier, Vt.

Dayton Hamvention
May 19–21
Xenia, Ohio

BroadcastAsia 2017
May 23–25
Singapore

WyoHamCon 2017
May 26–28
Cody, Wyo.

International Association of Audio Information Services Conference (IAAIS)
June 1–3
Doubletree Hilton, Downtown Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Fla.

SEA-PAC 2017
June 2–4
Seaside Convention Center
Seaside, Ore.

For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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